
News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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How Water-Smart Agricultural Solutions can Help us Stall Desertification and Thrive in the Face of Future Droughts
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)16.06.22Join CGIAR in celebrating World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought A recent study published…
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With the right tools, tech and shared services, crop breeding will be key to solving global challenges
CGIAR10.06.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Not many organizations can claim to have saved a billion lives. But CGIAR’s crop breeding…
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Safer food for everyone: How CGIAR brings food safety research to markets where the health burden is highest
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)06.06.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
There is no food security without food safety. But every day, billions of people eat…
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High-level Consultations Show How CGIAR Will Work With Partners to Boost Impact in Africa
CGIAR25.05.22Meetings in Abidjan focused on strengthening Africa’s agricultural research and innovation in the …
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How to prevent food from becoming a weapon of war
CGIAR25.05.22-
Food security
The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the fragile geopolitics that underpin global food systems, threa…
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CGIAR Report Highlights Concrete Actions to Mitigate Food Crisis due to Ukraine Conflict
CGIAR23.05.22As the world comes to terms with a potential global food crisis triggered by the…
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Upcoming events
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News from the Centers and Programs
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IITA-led Zero Hunger Project partners IFAD-VCDP to empower women processors in Ogun State
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)24.06.22Through funding from the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), IITA has empowered…
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Improving productivity and efficiency along the agricultural value chain in Kano State
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)24.06.22IITA and partners organized a seed fair from 10 to 18 May at Kano Agricultural and…
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Nigerian Conservation Foundation donates seedlings to reforest burnt IITA Forest section
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)24.06.22A forest fire, probably from neighboring garbage and weed burning, burned down a section of…
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IITA to collaborate with Arise IIP to create sustainable value chains
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)24.06.22-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 14 June, Dr Adeola Odedina, Commissioner for the Ministry of Agriculture, Ogun State, Nigeria,…
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New research initiative to address challenges facing Ethiopia’s dairy, poultry and small ruminants’ sectors launched
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)23.06.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Livestock production is an important sub-sector within Ethiopia’s economy in terms of its contribu…
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It is time to invest in the future of Afghanistan’s wheat system
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.06.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
A wheat field of Bamyan (Photo credit: Nigel Poole, SOAS University of London) The UN…
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